Top 1200 Test Of Character Quotes & Sayings

The truest test of civilization, culture and dignity is character and not clothing.

The test of your character is what it takes to stop you.

No religion which is narrow and which cannot satisfy the test of reason, will survive the coming reconstruction of society in which the values will have changed and character, not possession of wealth, title or birth, will be the test of merit.

The true test of a man’s character is what he does when no one is watching.

"They've been trying to test on animals for the past 50 years. Nobody's come up with a cure,"he says. "If you want to test on somebody, test on me."

Quitting smoking can be a very good test of ones character. Pass the test and you will have accomplished so much more than just get rid of one bad habit

Just as crises can provide a test of anyone's character, they do so especially with presidents.

commenting on baseball players who test positive for steroids: It?s an announced test, so you not only failed the steroid test, you failed the IQ test.

The true test of a character is to face hard conditions with the determination to make them better.

Good habits are developed in the workshops of our daily lives. It is not in the great moments of test and trial that character is built. That is only when it is displayed. The habits that direct our lives and form our character are fashioned in the often uneventful, commonplace routine of life.

I think every time you take a female character, a black character, a Hispanic character, a gay character, and make that the point of the character, you are minimalizing the character.

Fate is a funny character. She puts obstacles in your path to see what character ye have. Life isn't fair,life is a test.

The true test of a person's character is how they treat the people in life that they don't need.

Life is a test. It is only a test--meaning that's all it is. Nothing more, but nothing less. It is a test of our convictions and priorities, our faith and faithfulness, our patience and resilience, and in the end, our ultimate desires. It is a test to determine if we want to be part of the kingdom of God more than we want anything else.

True character stands the test of emergencies. Do not be mistaken, it is weakness from which the awakening is rude.

the heart of religion is not altered states but altered traits of character. For me, then, the test of a substance's religious worth or validity is not what kind of far-out experience it can produce, but is the life improved by its use? That's the test. Now, on that score, if you remove the "religious cocoon," the experiences don't seem to have much in the way of discernible, traceable effects.

Conduct is the grand test of character. Words are one great evidence of the condition of the heart.

sometimes knowing when to give up is the real test of character... -annabelle granger

What is the true test of character unless it be its progressive development in the bustle and turmoil, in the action and reaction of daily life.

You put the pressure on this guy. You test his conditioning. You test the cardio. You test the heart, the will. That's how you beat RDA.

Character is both developed and revealed by tests, and all of life is a test.

We test everything on a one- and a three-year cycle. And you want to stress-test a model, and the three-year test usually does that because you have a growth and value bias. You have different interest rate environments.

And, for any performer, to be able to go deep into character is fantastic. In film you only get to do that if you're the leading character. But in television you get 18 hours to really test the audience and take them to the edge of how far they will go with this character. I can step over this line and I love that.

My aim is to play Test matches. For me, there is a different feel of Test cricket as it tests your character. You come to know about your mental toughness, and most importantly, there is another level of satisfaction as a player.

The acid test of our love for God is obedience to His Word. The greatest ability is dependability. The test of your character is what it takes to stop you. Trust God as if it all depends upon Him, and work as if it all depends upon you.

Fatal illness has always been viewed as a test of moral character, but in the nineteenth century there is a great reluctance to let anybody flunk the test.

The real test of our character is when the bottom falls out.

Where does a character come from? Because a character, at the end of the day, a character will be the combination of the writing of the character, the voicing of the character, the personality of the character, and what the character looks like.

One of the headaches of high-tech test programmes is having to debug the test arrangements before you can start debugging the things you're trying to test.

Fear brings out the best in some people and the worst in others. It's a test of character, for individuals and nations.

You should have to pass an IQ test before you breed. You have to take a driving test to operate vehicles and an SAT test to get into college. So why don’t you have to take some sort of test before you give birth to children? When I am President, that’s the first rule I will institute.

Intentions are invisible but they are the true test of character.

No virtue is more universally accepted as a test of good character than trustworthiness .

The test of real character is what a man does when he is tired.

The test of character is having the ability to meet challenges.

Maturity in the Christian life is measured by only one test: how much closer to his character have we become?

The only thing that I have to be assured of is that the character must be negative for a sensible reason. She should not be behind everyone's life just for fun, which is the case in many serials. Moreover, it will also test my potential as an actor, so playing a negative character would be an interesting challenge for me.

The question now is: Can we understand our stupidity? This is a test of intellect, not of character.

Of course, no religious test for the presidency - every faith adds to our national character.

There is no such test of a man's superiority of character as in the well-conducting of an unavoidable quarrel.

My definition of democracy is - A form and a method of Government whereby revolutionary changes in the social life are brought about without bloodshed. That is the real test. It is perhaps the severest test. But when you are judging the quality of the material you must put it to the severest test.

Endurance is a much better test of character than any single act of heroism, however noble.

There is no telling what a human character is. Until the test comes. To most of us the test comes early in life. A man is confronted quite soon with the necessity to stand on his own feet, to face dangers and difficulties and to take his own line of dealing with them. It may be the straight way, it may be the crooked way --- whichever it is, a man usually learns early just what he is made of.

Power is a test - the test - of character.

Fame is also a test of character at times... Sometimes I pass the test; sometimes I'm a pain in the ass. Sometimes I'm like, Oh, God! I just want to buy some tampons!

The test of character is not persistence when you expect a light at the end of the tunnel. The true test is performance and persistence when you see no light coming.

The greatest test of a man's character is his tongue.

The test of Christian character should be that a man is a joy-bearing agent to the world.

I always felt the true test of a man's character is how he treats people he can't use.

Life is actually a series of tests. It's a social test, a happiness test, a business success test. You'd like to get A's in all of them.

A good test case is a test case that has a high probability of detecting an undiscovered error, not a test case that show that the program works correctly.

I don't like the idea of a book being a test or being used for a test. The way - in my opinion - to make good readers is to let kids choose their own books and not test them.

Continue your quest by taking the test. Yes, but what test? What test was I supposed to take? The Kobayashi Maru? The Pepsi Challenge? Could the clue have been any more vague?

There is no cramming for a test of character. It always comes as a pop quiz.

The test, surely, of a creed is not the ability of those who accept it to announce their faith; its test is its ability to change their behavior in the ordinary round of daily life. Judged by that test, I know no religion that has a moral claim upon the allegiance of men.

Missionary service is not only a test of faith but a real test of character.

There's no doubt West Point impacted who I am... It has an enormous emphasis, not only on military aspects, but character development. Whether it's the honor code, or the interactions you have, both with the cadet leadership and the academy leadership, every place you are is a character test.

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.

Friendship is held to be the severest test of character.

The real test of character is how you treat someone who has no possibility of doing you any good.